Lucas Wright
@lucas-wright.bsky.social
PhD candidate, Cornell Communication
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My (recently defended!) dissertation examines the fraught relationship between sugar dating and the platform economy. One key aspect of this tension is whether sugar dating more closely resembles hypergamy or sex work - an important linguistic distinction online. 1/3
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/29/m...
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The Gold Digger Was an Archvillain. Now She’s an Aspiration.
www.nytimes.com
September 1, 2025 at 6:06 PM
My (recently defended!) dissertation examines the fraught relationship between sugar dating and the platform economy. One key aspect of this tension is whether sugar dating more closely resembles hypergamy or sex work - an important linguistic distinction online. 1/3
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/29/m...
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/29/m...
In this book chapter, I argue that a new wave of start-ups are building crucial moderation infrastructure. I trace their history and describe how control of this layer could give a small number of companies outsized influence over the meaning of safety in practice. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Trust and Safety Vendors: Looking Back and Forward
<span>Trust and safety teams rely on the services of third-party vendors to carry out their work, and the market for these services is rapidly evolving. This es
papers.ssrn.com
July 24, 2025 at 3:05 PM
In this book chapter, I argue that a new wave of start-ups are building crucial moderation infrastructure. I trace their history and describe how control of this layer could give a small number of companies outsized influence over the meaning of safety in practice. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....